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NR 607 Psychopharmacology Quiz
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Which of the following antipsychotics pose the least
cardiometabolic risk?
Ans: Ziprasidone and Ariprazole are two examples of antipsychotics
associated with lower cardiometabolic risk.
A 16-year-old boy with a history of substance use disorder reports
fatigue, apathy, and anhedonia almost every day and his mother
reports increasing irritability and raging behavior. The boy says he
smokes marijuana daily just to feel good and is unwilling to give it up.
The mother wants some sort of medication to help him feel better so
that he stops smoking marijuana. The PMHNP agrees to prescribe
fluoxetine 20 mg daily. What is the most common side effect
associated with this medication?
Ans: Nausea
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Keenan is an 72-year-old male admitted to the hospital with a
diagnosis of delirium. Medications with anticholinergic side effects
are known to cause delirium. Which of the following medications are
most suspect in contributing to delirium?
Ans: Diphenhydramine and similar medications are contraindicated in
persons over 65 given their elevated anticholinergic activity.
A patient who had previously reported feeling much better on her
antidepressant suddenly says the "drug seems to have stopped
working. This is known as:
Ans: Tachyphylaxis
One of the most common electrolyte abnormalities associated with
the use of psychotropic medication is:
Ans: Hyponatremia
NR 607 Psychopharmacology Quiz
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Which of the following antipsychotics pose the least
cardiometabolic risk?
Ans: Ziprasidone and Ariprazole are two examples of antipsychotics
associated with lower cardiometabolic risk.
A 16-year-old boy with a history of substance use disorder reports
fatigue, apathy, and anhedonia almost every day and his mother
reports increasing irritability and raging behavior. The boy says he
smokes marijuana daily just to feel good and is unwilling to give it up.
The mother wants some sort of medication to help him feel better so
that he stops smoking marijuana. The PMHNP agrees to prescribe
fluoxetine 20 mg daily. What is the most common side effect
associated with this medication?
Ans: Nausea
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Keenan is an 72-year-old male admitted to the hospital with a
diagnosis of delirium. Medications with anticholinergic side effects
are known to cause delirium. Which of the following medications are
most suspect in contributing to delirium?
Ans: Diphenhydramine and similar medications are contraindicated in
persons over 65 given their elevated anticholinergic activity.
A patient who had previously reported feeling much better on her
antidepressant suddenly says the "drug seems to have stopped
working. This is known as:
Ans: Tachyphylaxis
One of the most common electrolyte abnormalities associated with
the use of psychotropic medication is:
Ans: Hyponatremia
